10/18/06 Gil's LotD
http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/ffiles/20010.5.shtml The secret mathematicians don't want you to know: the formula for calculating any digit of pi.
http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/ffiles/20010.5.shtml The secret mathematicians don't want you to know: the formula for calculating any digit of pi.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-407636/A-spot-sun.html Amazing photo of the International Space Station being silhouetted against the sun.
http://www.jonathancoulton.com/ Jonathan Coulton is a freelance musician who writes satirical songs accompanied by guitar.
http://vurdlak.chemicalwarfare.us/pictures/dino.gif OMG, ITS 3D!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthew_sylvester/sets/72157594175872235/ Pictures of the old equipment BBC used to use for broadcasting.
http://www.matchstickmarvels.com/Comingin2005-2006.htm A model of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry made from matchsticks.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/automatt/117518796/ Cool photo of downtown Manhattan
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/243702/how_foil_is_made/ A documentary of how aluminum foil is made.
http://openmosix.sourceforge.net/ OpenMosix is a set of patches to the Linux kernel which combine a network of machines into a single supercomputer.
http://www.myspace.com/katkonnection A Myspace profile is a LotD? OMGWTFBBQ. Check it out, its a cool local band.
http://www.fishloft.de/aufbau.html Check out the Fishloft. Instructions on how to make a plexiglass tube that goes in a pond and uses atmospheric pressure to keep itself full of the pond water, creating a loft for fishes. This is cool.
http://progressiveboink.com/archive/calvinhobbes.htm
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-boot.html?ca=dgr-lnxw99-obg-BootFast Some tips on getting Linux to boot faster by starting processes simultaneously.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qYF9DZPdw Weird Al's latest music video, White and Nerdy.
http://www.alaskajewelry.com/remember-rings-never-forget-anniversary-p-2040.html A ring that heats up on your finger on a pre-programmed date.
http://www.sizeasy.com/page/sizeup This site lets you compare the sizes of things easily.
http://www.wordpress.tokyotimes.org/?p=965 Pictures of the Sanrio corporate headquarters.
http://www.headlesshistoricals.com/ Dolls of historical figures who were beheaded.
http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/189/48/ Using the aluminum from a beer can to make a pick which can open Masterlock combination locks.
http://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/19/10scientific-frauds-that-rocked-the-world/ A top ten lists of scientific frauds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIgsqYJmtJs A Gameboy powered by a steam engine.
http://triggur.org/silo/ Tour of an abandoned cold war missile silo.
http://technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=741#terranaut Crazy video of fishbowl technology which mounts the bowl on computer controlled wheels, allowing the fish to direct the movement of the bowl.